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6B4 (Zh-85) Ballistic vest. Issued between 1985 and 1986, the Zh-85t and Zh-85k provided chest protection against bullets in the front and spinal protection against fragments in the back. [ 3]: 42. 6B5 "Ulej" (Zh-86) Ballistic vest. Issued in 1988, it replaced the Zh-85t and Zh-85k vests. The Zh-86 covers a larger body area, and its ...
The SU-76M was the second most produced Soviet AFV of World War II, after the T-34 medium tank. Developed under the leadership of chief designer S.A. Ginzburg (1900–1943). This infantry support SPG was based on the lengthened T-70 light tank chassis and armed with the ZIS-3 76-mm divisional field gun.
This article lists the weapons, vehicles and equipment used in the Russo-Ukrainian War, from 2014 to the present.The war involves the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Russia, the People's Militia of the Donetsk People's Republic, the People's Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic, and a number of national guard and volunteer groups.
As of 16 July 2024, at least 151 (40 T-90A, 1 T-90AK, 10 T-90S and 100 T-90M) have been lost in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [ 51] Infantry fighting vehicles (There are up to 2,800 BMP-1/2s in storage in addition to the numbers below) [ 52] BMP-1. Infantry fighting vehicle.
Ukraine’s Security Service said it found wreckage from a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile at the site and opened proceedings on war crime charges. The Kh-101 is an air-launched missile that flies ...
The RS-28 Sarmat (Russian: РС-28 Сармат, [8] named after the Sarmatians; [9] NATO reporting name: SS-X-29 [10] or SS-X-30 [11]), often colloquially referred to as Satan II by media outlets, is a three-stage Russian silo-based, liquid-fueled, HGV-capable and FOBS-capable super-heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) produced by the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau.
The military history of the Soviet Union began in the days following the 1917 October Revolution that brought the Bolsheviks to power. In 1918 the new government formed the Red Army, which then defeated its various internal enemies in the Russian Civil War of 1917–22. The years 1918–21 saw defeats for the Red Army in the Polish–Soviet War ...
On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which started in 2014.The invasion, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II, [13] [14] [15] has caused hundreds of thousands of military casualties and tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilian casualties.